Mount Mercy University will offer an Online, Accelerated Undergraduate & Graduate Programs Information Session on Thursday, Oct. 26, 5:30–7 p.m., at the university’s CRST International Graduate Center.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet academic advisors and program directors, tour the Graduate Center, review program information, and meet other interested students in a relaxed, open-house setting.

Would life be different for Jessica (Shadle) Johnson ’01 if she hadn’t attended Mount Mercy?
“I don’t think I would have been as successful and as happy as I am now,” says Johnson. “I was able to build my self-confidence at Mount Mercy, and figure out what I love. I also wouldn’t have met my husband. Together, we have a beautiful daughter!”

KUTZTOWN, Pa., Oct. 18 — Dr. Amy Pfeiler-Wunder '97 has been named the 2017 Pennsylvania Outstanding Higher Ed Art Educator by the Pa. Art Education Association (PAEA). She is a professor of art education at Kutztown University. She will receive her award at the state conference held Oct. 19 – 22 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

This article originally appeared in the Oct. 12, 2017 email edition of CBJ on Small Business. It has been republished with permission.
Amber Hoff '13 says she is opening her new therapy practice in Marion to repay her hometown and serve the community she loves.

Mount Mercy University is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Cannon to its board of trustees. Cannon is president and CEO of Diamond V and a Mount Mercy alumnus.
“As Mount Mercy continues to focus on growth in key areas, Jeff’s keen business sense and connection to the community will help support our efforts,” said University President Laurie Hamen. “We’re proud to have him back on the Hill, and I look forward to his valuable insight and leadership.”

A double major in criminal justice and nursing may seem like an unusual educational pairing, but it was the perfect combination for Megan Rausch ’07.
Today, Rausch is a Medicolegal Death Investigator, analyzing any death that falls under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner or coroner.
“My time at MMU prepared me for a challenging professional career and gave me the ability to be flexible and problem solve.”
Megan Rausch ’07RN, Medicolegal Death InvestigatorPolk County Medical ExaminerAnkeny, IA